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Laurelwood Elementary

Public Grades K-5

414^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,817 California Elementary Schools

Better than 93% of California elementary schools

Summary

Laurelwood Elementary is a K–5 school in Santa Clara, serving 571 students in Santa Clara Unified. In 2025–2026, students scored 77% in English Language Arts (ELA), 76% in math and 78% in science. These results were well above both district and California levels in every subject, making Laurelwood a strong local performer across the board.

Laurelwood’s strongest relative subject is science: it ranked second among 10 nearby schools, with a 22-point advantage over their average; in ELA it ranked third, and in math fourth. Its nearby-school advantages were 13 points in ELA and 11 in math. The school’s scores also exceeded district results by 17 points in ELA, 26 in math and 27 in science, and state results by 28, 38 and 42 points, respectively. The nearby leaders include Millikin Elementary, which scored higher than Laurelwood in ELA and math, and L. P. Collins Elementary, which was ahead in ELA and math. Laurelwood’s fifth-grade results stand out: it ranked first among nearby schools in math and second in ELA and science.

Results have been mixed over time: from 2022–2023 to 2025–2026, ELA fell 1 point and math fell 4 points, while science rose 16 points; the latest ELA and math results remain below their earlier peaks. SchoolDigger gives Laurelwood five stars and places it at the 93rd percentile statewide (rank 413 of 5,804). Its student–teacher ratio was 21.2 in 2024–2025, and 11% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year, below the nearby-school average of 25%. SchoolDigger’s subgroup rankings show a notable difference in standing: Asian Students were at the 73rd percentile, compared with 93rd overall, while Hispanic Students rose from the 60th percentile in 2024–2025 to the 84th in 2025–2026.

571

Students ?

21.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$31,110

Per pupil spending ?

11.2%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

98%

Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)

Exemptions: 0% (any vaccine)

955 Teal Dr.
Santa Clara, CA 95051-4299

(408) 423-1600

District: Santa Clara Unified

Students who attend Laurelwood Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Marian A. Peterson Middle
High:	Adrian Wilcox High

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

52.7%

White:

23.5%

Hispanic:

13.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 93rd percentile in 2015 → 93rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (77% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 7% of California elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Santa Clara Unified

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school77%

District avg55%

California avg42%

414^th of 5,817

California public elementary schools ?

Top 7%▬ steady since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 19Elementary Schools in the Santa Clara Unified

380^th of 1,530Santa Clara Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	93.9	414 of 5817	92.9%	★★★★★
2025	94.5	369 of 5857	93.7%	★★★★★
2024	97.0	166 of 5869	97.2%	★★★★★
2023	94.8	363 of 5859	93.8%	★★★★★
2022	96.8	219 of 5883	96.3%	★★★★★
2019	96.2	207 of 5789	96.4%	★★★★★
2018	94.0	369 of 5662	93.5%	★★★★★
2017	93.4	428 of 5692	92.5%	★★★★★
2016	94.0	378 of 5614	93.3%	★★★★★
2015	94.2	372 of 5611	93.4%	★★★★★
2013	93.8	195 of 5530	96.5%	★★★★★
2012	88.2	537 of 5390	90.0%	★★★★★
2011	88.6	524 of 5377	90.3%	★★★★★
2010	88.3	553 of 5314	89.6%	★★★★☆
2009	85.8	718 of 5193	86.2%	★★★★☆
2008	82.3	867 of 5113	83.0%	★★★★☆
2007	83.6	816 of 5113	84.0%	★★★★☆
2006	87.4	622 of 4818	87.1%	★★★★☆
2005	88.8	550 of 4822	88.6%	★★★★☆
2004	90.2	502 of 4809	89.6%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	74.0	327 of 1210	73.0%	★★★★☆
2025	68.2	443 of 1203	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.7	372 of 1205	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.3	444 of 1190	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	76.5	240 of 1154	79.2%	★★★★☆
2019	70.8	359 of 1149	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.8	465 of 1071	56.6%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	97.5	57 of 2227	97.4%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	98.8	21 of 3162	99.3%	★★★★★
2023	94.8	83 of 3245	97.4%	★★★★★
2022	83.5	248 of 3311	92.5%	★★★★★
2019	98.0	52 of 3275	98.4%	★★★★★
2018	94.2	110 of 3246	96.6%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	93.6	353 of 5581	93.7%	★★★★★
2025	95.8	196 of 5597	96.5%	★★★★★
2024	95.1	283 of 5612	95.0%	★★★★★
2023	93.4	404 of 5609	92.8%	★★★★★
2022	95.8	234 of 5635	95.8%	★★★★★
2019	95.1	215 of 5492	96.1%	★★★★★
2018	93.1	359 of 5413	93.4%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	77.6	812 of 5094	84.1%	★★★★☆
2025	53.6	2060 of 5107	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	83.4	617 of 5084	87.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	71.4	1207 of 5423	77.7%	★★★★☆
2025	68.9	1335 of 5460	75.5%	★★★★☆
2023	92.2	307 of 5363	94.3%	★★★★★
2022	93.6	223 of 5264	95.8%	★★★★★
2019	76.1	879 of 5173	83.0%	★★★★☆
2018	81.2	634 of 5084	87.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	91.8	467 of 5603	91.7%	★★★★★
2025	91.7	478 of 5628	91.5%	★★★★★
2024	97.1	118 of 5643	97.9%	★★★★★
2023	94.3	354 of 5638	93.7%	★★★★★
2022	96.1	225 of 5663	96.0%	★★★★★
2019	95.9	181 of 5510	96.7%	★★★★★
2018	93.3	367 of 5431	93.2%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	80.0	114 of 718	84.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	81.0	353 of 2927	87.9%	★★★★☆
2025	73.4	493 of 2847	82.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	88.3	136 of 2536	94.6%	★★★★★
2025	89.8	85 of 2598	96.7%	★★★★★
2024	85.8	216 of 2651	91.9%	★★★★★
2023	86.1	215 of 2661	91.9%	★★★★★
2022	88.5	160 of 2726	94.1%	★★★★★
2019	92.3	39 of 2834	98.6%	★★★★★
2018	82.5	357 of 2737	87.0%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2024)99th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)97th percentile~ school

White (2026)95th percentile~ school

Female (2026)94th percentile~ school

Male (2026)92nd percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)88th percentile-5 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)84th percentile-10 vs school

Hispanic (2026)84th percentile-9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)78th percentile-15 vs school

Asian (2026)73rd percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

Science78%+42 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy77%+28 vs state

Mathematics76%+38 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Monday, March 21, 2016

This school is average. It doesn't have any extra after school activities even if parents would like to pay for that. Nothing! The feedback from school is zero! You will never know how your kid is doing in a school. The classes is super full. For example, in KG -32 students in one class! Are you kidding? Look at a test scores for 2015!! it so so low!! only 70% of kids are able to pas standard tests. I don't know how this school get 10 points out of 10. I believe that some teacher don't know how to teach kids or they don't care! Of course, classes are big and teachers don't have time to spend with each kid but.. They never send any note to home where parents can help their kids if they struggle with something. Close Quote

by a parent
Sunday, June 10, 2012

This school is like a trailer park. Every structure is dilapidated. No air conditioning in any classroom. But the air conditioning in the administrators’ office is running even on weekends (based on my and several other parents’ observations). No cafeteria for students from first grade to the fifth grade. That means: almost all students have to sit outside beside the playground, shivering in winter and spring and being scorched in summer and the fall.
If you expect the administrators there to guard the best interests of the students, perish your thoughts. Getting the very basics, such as air conditioning and cafeteria, is like luxury for all Laurelwood students. Comfort is only for the administrators. I won’t be surprised to see some students get heat strokes. I am more concerned about tree branches falling on the kids when they are eating lunches under the big trees. It is dangerous for the kids.
Don’t expect anything from the administrators. Nothing will be done to protect the interests of the students. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)				Vaccination (2024-25)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Laurelwood Elementary	Public	K-5	955 Teal Dr.	Santa Clara	95051	Santa Clara County	Santa Clara Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 423-1600	571	27	21.2	11.2%	134 (23.5%)	6 (1.1%)	78 (13.7%)	301 (52.7%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	46 (8.1%)	93.9	414^th of 5817 public elementary schools	92.9%		94.5	369^th of 5857 public elementary schools	93.7%	45	77.9	77.9	65.2	79.5	89.5	77.4	70.5	74.1	85.7	76.3	98%	0%	$31,110	$30,568	$542
Pomeroy Elementary	Public	K-5	1250 Pomeroy Ave.	Santa Clara	95051	Santa Clara County	Santa Clara Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 423-3800	300	16	19.3	43.3%	30 (10.0%)	7 (2.3%)	150 (50.0%)	93 (31.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (6.0%)	39.8	3244^th of 5817 public elementary schools	44.2%		46.9	2773^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	52.7%	471	28.9	28.9	42.2	44.7	34.6	40.0	40.0	44.7	23.1	34.8	≥ 95%		$47,365	$46,260	$1,105
Sutter Elementary	Public	K-5	3200 Forbes Ave.	Santa Clara	95051	Santa Clara County	Santa Clara Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 423-4200	314	17	18.3	14.6%	91 (29.0%)	7 (2.2%)	62 (19.7%)	110 (35.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (13.4%)	87.8	754^th of 5817 public elementary schools	87.0%		85.8	891^st of 5857 public elementary schools	84.8%	137	56.8	56.8	73.5	71.8	61.9	68.7	75.0	76.9	55.8	68.4	≥ 98%		$38,790	$37,942	$848
Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary	Public	K-5	277 Rodonovan Dr.	Santa Clara	95051	Santa Clara County	Cupertino Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 248-4313	453	21	21.1	28.0%	58 (12.8%)	3 (0.7%)	65 (14.3%)	273 (60.3%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	47 (10.4%)	86.4	840^th of 5817 public elementary schools	85.6%		88.4	750^th of 5857 public elementary schools	87.2%	90	50.6	50.6	63.6	66.7	65.9	65.5	74.6	69.0	66.7	69.5	96%	0%	$23,301	$22,896	$405
Briarwood Elementary	Public	K-5	1930 Townsend Ave.	Santa Clara	95051	Santa Clara County	Santa Clara Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 423-1300	288	14	20.4	39.9%	40 (13.9%)	8 (2.8%)	139 (48.3%)	89 (30.9%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.5%)	65.5	1806^th of 5817 public elementary schools	69.0%		56.2	2241^st of 5857 public elementary schools	61.7%	435	44.4	44.4	55.6	51.6	57.1	54.9	61.1	50.0	30.6	47.1	96%	0%	$46,407	$45,290	$1,117
Louis E. Stocklmeir Elementary	Public	K-5	592 Dunholme Way	Sunnyvale	94087	Santa Clara County	Cupertino Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 732-3363	840	35	23.8	21.3%	237 (28.2%)	5 (0.6%)	52 (6.2%)	452 (53.8%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	87 (10.4%)	91.7	558^th of 5817 public elementary schools	90.4%		93.4	445^th of 5857 public elementary schools	92.4%	113	68.8	68.8	60.0	66.4	78.7	68.6	74.1	78.6	76.4	76.4	≥ 99%		$19,479	$19,228	$251
Ponderosa Elementary	Public	K-5	804 Ponderosa Ave.	Sunnyvale	94086	Santa Clara County	Santa Clara Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 423-4000	524	24	22.1	28.4%	88 (16.8%)	5 (1.0%)	188 (35.9%)	203 (38.7%)	7 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (6.1%)	81.3	1076^th of 5817 public elementary schools	81.5%		88.1	776^th of 5857 public elementary schools	86.8%	300	60.0	60.0	56.3	56.3	63.8	58.8	64.6	58.8	66.3	63.2	≥ 99%		$36,662	$36,526	$136
Central Park Elementary	Public	K-5	2720 Sonoma Pl.	Santa Clara	95051	Santa Clara County	Santa Clara Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 423-4400	419	21	19.8	19.8%	69 (16.5%)	7 (1.7%)	96 (22.9%)	207 (49.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (8.8%)	81	1087^th of 5817 public elementary schools	81.3%		75	1368^th of 5857 public elementary schools	76.6%	281	54.4	54.4	47.8	74.0	71.6	63.6	62.7	72.0	50.8	60.9	98%	0%	$31,308	$30,648	$660
Millikin Elementary	Public	K-5	615 Hobart Terrace	Santa Clara	95051	Santa Clara County	Santa Clara Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 423-1800	504	22	22.9	4.2%	21 (4.2%)	7 (1.4%)	7 (1.4%)	447 (88.7%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.8%)	98.6	34^th of 5817 public elementary schools	99.4%		99	13^th of 5857 public elementary schools	99.8%	21	78.8	78.8	86.2	89.4	90.0	88.5	93.1	90.5	80.0	88.1	≥ 98%		$28,810	$28,674	$136
L. P. Collins Elementary	Public	K-5	10300 Blaney Ave.	Cupertino	95014	Santa Clara County	Cupertino Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 252-6002	498	23	21.7	17.1%	34 (6.8%)	8 (1.6%)	26 (5.2%)	381 (76.5%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (9.0%)	96.4	201^st of 5817 public elementary schools	96.5%		94	397^th of 5857 public elementary schools	93.2%	196	72.4	72.4	73.9	77.1	83.8	78.0	88.8	77.1	85.5	84.3	≥ 99%		$22,475	$22,160	$315

Frequently Asked Questions about Laurelwood Elementary

What district is Laurelwood Elementary in?

Santa Clara Unified

What is the racial makeup of Laurelwood Elementary?

Students at Laurelwood Elementary are 53% Asian, 23% White, 14% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 1% African American.

How many students attend Laurelwood Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 571 students attended Laurelwood Elementary.

Is Laurelwood Elementary a good school?

Yes. Laurelwood Elementary ranks in the top 7.1% of California elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Laurelwood Elementary attend?

Students who attend Laurelwood Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Marian A. Peterson Middle
High : Adrian Wilcox High

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